Baby-jail
Also from Target, another long-overdue purchase: baby gates!
I was eagerly awaiting the gating of the top of the stairs, so Buster could freely roam about the upstairs while I did laundry, cleaned the bathroom, etc. But Dad has vetoed that -- he thinks that gating the top of the stairs means that I will be tumbling down the stairs with Isaac in hand as I try to maneuver over the gate. He said that a similar thing nearly happened to Isaac's aunt and one of her babies, and he doesn't want a repeat here. He may also be factoring in the extreme klutziness of his wife, but that is a story for another day. Anyway, for now the baby-gate will close off Isaac in his room. (And, when Dad is not looking, we will put it at the top of the stairs, taking it down when we are done with our upstairs romping. Shhhhhhh.)
I was eagerly awaiting the gating of the top of the stairs, so Buster could freely roam about the upstairs while I did laundry, cleaned the bathroom, etc. But Dad has vetoed that -- he thinks that gating the top of the stairs means that I will be tumbling down the stairs with Isaac in hand as I try to maneuver over the gate. He said that a similar thing nearly happened to Isaac's aunt and one of her babies, and he doesn't want a repeat here. He may also be factoring in the extreme klutziness of his wife, but that is a story for another day. Anyway, for now the baby-gate will close off Isaac in his room. (And, when Dad is not looking, we will put it at the top of the stairs, taking it down when we are done with our upstairs romping. Shhhhhhh.)
posted by Claire at 7:03 PM
2 Comments:
I think your (er.. your husband's) gate plan is BRILLIANT! I've been trying to figure out what to do because I really didn't want to drill holes in the oak banister AND I'm not sure if there are studs in the wall directly across from it. Gating Ben in his room while I'm upstairs is a GREAT solution! And, with the pressure gate like the one you have, I can always move it to the top of the stairs for a short time if need be since I'd be right there with him anyway...
Thanks! :)
Erin -- if you haven't gotten one already, we got our pressure gates at Target for $10.99. They were of the Evenflo persuasion -- just wood, no frills. So far we have no complaints. Even I with my manly biceps can't pull them down once they're up, so they come highly recommended.
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